County looks for board volunteers

By Don Reid

Wednesday

Apr 3, 2013 at 9:03 AMApr 3, 2013 at 9:03 AM

dwreid@aol.comCOLDWATER — Looking for a job with Branch County?

There are some open — but they don't pay anything.

A number of boards and commissions have openings. Currently an ad is running in The Daily Reporter advertising the positions, such as three seats on the County Planning Commission. One is at-large; another is for an agriculture representative and a third is for someone from the retail and service sector.

There is an opening now for a Quincy area resident to serve on the Housing Rehabilitation Commission, and another opening on that board, this one for a Coldwater resident, will become available as of June 3.

By April 15 applications must be in for a seat on the Building Inspection Board of Appeals for someone with a building background.

County Commissioners approved policy that all applications must go through County Clerk Terry Kubasiak, who requested that the procedure for filling positions on the various county boards be reviewed.

Interested persons are asked to contact the clerk’s office for application forms.

"We have several positions to be filled but no applicants," Kubasiak said.

She suggested that individual boards work to find people to fill the positions and then submit the resumes or applications for nomination. They would then be forwarded for final approval by the commission.

Board members also agreed through their liaison assignments they would try to get the word out about the available board positions.

Others boards to be filled at the end of the year include:

• Human Services, one member by Oct. 1

• For the end of the year the board will seek applicants for one opening each on the Airport Commission, Airport Zoning Board of Appeals, Building Authority and two on the Commission on Aging

• The District Library Board will have three seats for Coldwater, Bronson and Union City

• The Planning Commission has three openings representing transportation, public health and a local municipality

• The Department of Public Works has an opening at-large and for someone representing Kinderhook

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